Where does “petate” come from?

petate (Tagalog) comes from Spanish petate, from Proto-Nahuan petlatl — mat.

petate (Tagalog): a tightly woven palm-fiber mat, used for sleeping or for kneeling before altars

Definitions

  1. a tightly woven palm-fiber mat, used for sleeping or for kneeling before altars

Ancestry of “petate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpetateFibers obtained from the leaves of palm trees...
2Proto-Nahuanpetlatlmat
Every word from Proto-Nahuan petlatl →Every word from Spanish petate →